ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-1407House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 27, 2019

Summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments may begin.

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Timeline

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S-578: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Signed by President.

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    House of Representatives

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